It's probably fair to say that there was a mixed response to the news that Todd Phillips' Joker sequel, Folie à Deux, was going to contain musical elements, but a lot of fans seem to have come around to the idea - especially after learning that Lady Gaga will likely be belting out a few of the tunes.
We're still not sure exactly how these songs will be implemented into the story, but rumor has it that the narrative will be split between Harley Quinn (Gaga) and Arthur Fleck's (Joaquin Phoenix) skewed perspectives, so there's a chance the musical numbers will simply be part of the characters' delusions (Fleck imagined his entire relationship with Sofie Dummond in the first film, after all).
Whatever form the songs take, we're now hearing that the soundtrack will be "heavily inspired" by classic Liza Minelli musicals such as Cabaret, New York, New York, and That's Entertainment.
This isn't really too surprising, since Lady Gaga is a big Minelli fan. We still don't know if the pop megastar is actually writing the soundtrack, but we'd say there's a decent chance she'll pen at least one song for the movie.
Phillips recently shared a first look at Gaga as Harls, which you can check out below.
Filming is currently underway in New York, but the production is expected to move to Los Angeles soon.
The Joker sequel won't take place in the same world as the main DCU, and will be known as an "Elseworlds" project, along with Matt Reeves' The Batman movies, J.J. Abrams' Black Superman film, and (most likely) Constantine 2.
Plot details are still mostly under wraps, but we do know that the majority of the film will take place in Arkham Asylum.
Joker: Folie à deux is set to hit theaters on October 4, 2024.